Click on each picture for a closer look! . We had a great end to the week with the west loop of miniature track being completed except for final line-up and levelling and insertion of the new wooden flangeway fillers. We are now waiting on Pine Valley to finish the

Click on each picture for a closer look! . The pictures at the left and in the middle above are two more images by Norm Betts, the professional photographer who has been chronicling the development of Roundhouse Park through photographic images. They are from the July opening of the Leon’s

Click on each picture for a closer look! . Yesterday, a TRHA crew completed construction of the last major part of the main circuit of the miniature railway. In this final section, shown in the pictures above by Michael Guy, some seventy feet of track was required to run diagonally

Click on each picture for a closer look! . Every park deserves a fine playground for the wee ones! The Toronto Railway Heritage Centre is no exception. In the pictures above, we see that a playground is being installed in Roundhouse Park and features a steam engine for the kids

Click on each picture for a closer look! . One Day at the John Street Roundhouse in 1966, on April 8 to be exact, I made my first extended visit to Toronto with my parents. I was 16 at the time and lived and had grown up in Montreal. I

Click on each picture for a closer look! . Work continues on restoration of Cabin D. Tom Murison, the restorer, advises that they have made all of the parts for brackets to support the soffit area of the structure. He notes in his reports to us that it s hard

Click on each image for a closer look! . One of the challenges TRHA faces is effectively communicating to the public about our plans and progress for the development of the Toronto Railway Heritage Centre as well as the history of railways in the area centred on Toronto. We have

Click on each picture for a closer look! . The laying of the “miniature mainline” track in Roundhouse Park is complete except for one short section across a walkway as shown in the upper left picture. Only a number of the crossings and switches remain to be installed. In the

Click on each picture for a closer look! . Work is also proceeding on the challenging job of cleaning up our CPR switcher in preparation for repainting the engine both to improve her appearance and to prtotect the engine from the elements. James Rasor reports as follows: . “Various methods

Click on each picture for a closer look! . The process of building switches for our miniature railway track is a complex one as much welding, grinding and assembly is required to produce each switch. Our switch building team continued to work this weekend as is shown in the images